Paepae Press author

Clara Emberly

Clara Emberly writes practical, approachable nonfiction about everyday choices, relationships, and confidence. Her writing combines original fictional scenarios, natural dialogue, and light humor to show how different responses can play out in everyday situations. Her work for teen girls focuses on friendships and boundaries, with guidance for handling mistakes and asking for support. She takes a warm, plainspoken approach that respects readers' intelligence and independence without expecting them to have every answer or handle everything alone.

Books by Clara Emberly

Practical choices for the first years of high school.

Fictional situations and natural dialogue explore changing friendships, group chats, boundaries, and the pressure to say yes when you mean no.

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Teen nonfiction

What to Say When High School Gets Awkward

A Teen Girl's Guide to Friendships, Group Chats, Boundaries, and Confident Choices

A practical guide for teen girls starting high school. Through realistic fictional situations and natural dialogue, it explores changing friendships, noisy group chats, and the pressure to say yes when you mean no.

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Free Guides & Reads

A separate free teen messaging guide.

This guide is its own reader resource, with the delivery details on the linked page.

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Teen messaging guide

Before You Send That Text

Explore three everyday situations that help teen girls ask clearly, set boundaries, and correct mistakes.

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Practical Notes

Pause before a message gets sent.

A fictional group-chat example offers a short prompt for a clearer, kinder response.

Messaging and boundaries

Pause before you send

Separate what is known from what is guessed, then choose a clear sentence.